Spearmint, also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint,
is a species of mint, Mentha spicata, native to Europeand southern temperate Asia,
extending from Ireland in the west tosouthern China in the east.
It is naturalized in many other temperate parts of the world,
including northern and southern Africa, NorthAmerica and South America.
It is used as a flavouring in food and herbal teas.
The aromatic oil, called oil of spearmint, is also used as aflavouring and sometimes as a scent
.